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Ajay Chautala addresses rally via jail phone

NEW DELHI: In a shocking display of how easily 'powerful' prisoners are treated in jail, Ajay Chautala, the son of the INLD chief and former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, addressed a rally in Sonepat from Tihar jail and even checked on the health of his audience.

Ajay Chautala, who is cooling his heels in Tihar jail after being convicted in the JBT scam case along with his father, reportedly received a call from his son on 20 February and was put on speakerphone to address a rally in Sonepat.

Sources said that the INLD MLA addressed the crowd for about five minutes and spoke to them about his Om Prakash Chautala's health and inquired about the audience's health as well.

It is as yet unclear whether he addressed the rally in real time. "We are conducting a probe into the incident to check how this took place. If facts of the case are indeed as reported, action will be taken against all complicit in this," said Tihar jail law officer and spokesperson Sunil Gupta.

Jail officials suspect that the phone conversation was recorded and played in the rally. The report on the matter is expected to be submitted by tomorrow.